Federal prosecutors to request dismissal of charges against Osama bin Laden, indicted since 1998. Gourevitch: Don't release the bin Laden photos; this moment's iconic image shouldn't be so gruesome. Nissan edges out Ford and Karsan Otmotiv as the next generation of NYC taxis. California
Raid on bin Laden compound uncovered a "mother lode of intelligence," including a number of hard drives. With Missouri's appeal blocked, Corps of Engineers blows Mississippi River levee to save Illinois town. Brain tissue tests on former NFL player who committed suicide reveal the trauma-induced
Bin Laden's DNA match most likely from a parent or child to meet 99.9% accuracy. Great hideout, would use again. Bin Laden's compound receives mostly bum reviews. Times drops honorific for bin Laden. Op: If Pakistan's military intelligence is mildly competent, bin Laden
Legal question of killing Osama bin Laden isn't exactly cut and dry, though any outcry is unlikely. Day of military operation was "excruciating," says Obama aide. Pakistani military shamed by bin Laden's death; chief visited academy next to Osama's hideout last month.
U.S. kills bin Laden in Pakistan; body buried at sea to prevent grave becoming shrine. Man who live-Tweeted Osama's death laments that Abbottabad will now become "as crowded as Lahore." How the operation played out; an obituary for Osama; global reaction in photos. Conquering
Egypt to open blockaded border with Gaza while normalizing relations with Hamas and Iran. Afghanistan, unable to pay for a volunteer army, considers a draft. Thailand and Cambodia agree to truce in much-ignored, very non-royal-wedding border skirmish. Chart: Average ages for people marrying in Britain. Two girls
Ouattara now controls Ivory Coast, but some militias that got him there have gone renegade. Videos: Tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa. Excellent view, with lucid information, on artist Ai Weiwei's jailing and the prevailing silence. Arab leaders absorb Mubarak's mistake--better to fight and kill than
Last night's storms across the South killed 72 people in four states. States spar over the levee blast that could save a flood-threatened Illinois town--and destroy 130K acres of Missouri farmland. LAPD finishes analyzing backlog of 6,132 untested rape kits--some were stored for more
With fewer Japanese cars entering the US market due to disaster recovery, rivals look toward boosting production. Gitmo Wikileaks reveal al Qaeda plot to cut down the Brooklyn Bridge--Kelly deemed it "doable." The Times on why it was denied the latest WikiLeaks, and why Assange no longer
White House releases Obama's birth certificate, Trump takes credit for "hopefully getting rid of this issue." Brief history of lying in modern American politics. Reporter flies with Abbas as he pitches UN resolution to confer statehood on Palestinians. Syria poised to join UN's Council
